Receptacle and display packet



References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,061,906 5/1913 Forman........................ 1,530,591 1,574,192

Fritz Muhlhauser 544 N. Paulina St., Chicago, Illinois 60622 Appl. No. 792,113 [22] Filed Jan. 17,1969 [45] Patented Aug. 25, 1970 10 Claims, 11 Drawing Figs.

United States Patent [72] inventor 54 RECEPTACLE AND DISPLAY PACKET ABSTRACT: A receptacle and display packet formed of a [52] U.S. 150/52, flexible material which may be rolled up and which is provided 206/45.l l, 206/80 with spaced hooking means to which are applied jewelry car- [51] Int Cl 865d 5/50, rying members which have cooperating means detachably en- B65d 65/02, 865d 73/00 gaging the hooking means whereby the jewelry is supported on [50] Field ofSearch....................................,....... 150/52, the jewelry carrying member and whereby the carrying member may be detachably secured to the hooking means 201V with the jewelry supported thereon.

Patented Au 25,1970 v 3,525,376

Jkuarzio'm RECEPTACLE AND DISPLAY PACKET This invention relates to a receptacle and display packet.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION One of the objects of this invention is to provide a receptacle and display packet for jewelry items and the like in which the articles of jewelry are carried on a carrying member which is detachably secured to the receptacle so as to prevent the individual pieces of jewelry from becoming detached or disengaged from the jewelry carrying member.

Another object of this invention is to provide a structure of the foregoing character in which the receptacle is of a flexible character so that it may be rolled up to occupy a minimum amount of space.

Another object of this invention is to provide a structure of the foregoing character in which the hooking means and the cooperating means detachably secured thereto comprise flexible strips which are secured to the flexible receptacle and to the jewelry carrying members and wherein the cooperating means on the jewelry carrying members are detachably secured to the hooking means by pressure applied thereagainst and detachable therefrom by lifting and removmg.

With this invention various jewelry items may be stored, carried and displayed in such a manner that the individual jewelry items are kept together so that an individual piece of jewelry cannot become lost, misplaced or stolen without immediate attention being called thereto. The receptacle is a flexible member which is readily rolled up to form a packet which is reduced to a minimum size for carrying and/or storing and which can be readily unrolled for display purposes.

Other objects will become apparent as this description progresses.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a plan view from the inside thereof of the receptacle in a flat or unrolled position, such as when displaying the jewelry items.

FIG. la is an enlarged fragmentary view showing a portion of the receptacle with a portion of one of the hooking strips in a separated position from the receptacle.

FIG. 2 is a front perspective view of a jewelry carrying member with items of jewelry supported thereon.

FIG. 3 is a view of the rear or back side of the jewelry carrying member shown in FIG. 2, and showing the cooperating attachment strip which is engageable with the hooking strip.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken on line 44 of FIG. 3.

FIG. 5 is a front perspective view of another form of a jewelry carrying member with items of jewelry supported thereon.

FIG. 6 is a rear view of FIG. 5.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken on line 7--7 of FIG. 6.

FIG. 8 is a front view of a jewelry carrying member such as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, but of a reduced width and folded to support jewelry rings thereon.

FIG. 9 is a rear view of FIG. 8, and

FIG. 10 is a view of the receptacle in a rolled condition as when same is carried or stored.

The receptacle, generally indicated at 12, is formed of a sheet of flexible fabric material 14 which may be cut from a single sheet to form a generally rectangular-shaped central body 16 which has side flap 18 and upper and lower flaps 20. Spacedly secured to the central body 16 are hooking means generally designated by the numeral 22, each of which is a strip of material which has on the face side thereof a hooking surface 24. These hooking strips are a well-known commercial product and are made of a flexible material and are identified by the trademark Velcro, manufactured and distributed by John Dritz & Sons of New York City. The hooking strips 22 are adhesively secured as at 26 to the body 16. They may also be sewn thereto if desired. When secured, the hooking strips are in a spaced relation to each other and provide surfaces to which the jewelry carrying member, as will be presently described, is detachably secured.

The jewelry carrying members, generally designated by the numeral 28, are each formed of a strip of flexible fabric material 30 and provided with a central front portion 32 with spaced opposite beaded edges 34 formed by a cord 36 which is covered by the fabric material 30 and which extends around to the back thereof as at 38 and which is secured to the back side of the central front portion 32 by an adhesive orby stitching. A cooperating attaching strip 40 is adhesively secured to the back side of the central front portion in the space between the back portions 38.

The cooperating attaching strip 40 is of a flexible material and has a facing surface 42 which when in engagement with the hooking surface 24 will hold it attached thereto. The cooperating attaching strip 40 is a component of the product previously identified under the trademark Velcro. Each of the jewelry carrying members therefore forms a central trough-like portion 44 with spaced beaded sides 34.

While all of the jewelry carrying members are generally of this construction, they can come in varying widths, as shown in the drawings, for the purpose as will be hereinafter explained. In the jewelry carrying members shown in FIGS. I4 and FIGS. 8-9, the cooperating attaching strip 40 is centrally positioned and extends the full length of the strip.

The jewelry carrying member 28 is attachable to any of the hooking means 22 by merely positioning the jewelry carrying member 28 with the facing surface 42 of the cooperating attaching strip 40 with the adjacent hooking surface 24 of the hooking strip 22 and manually pressing it thereagainst. This will cause the attachment strip to become attached to the hooking strip without requiring any other extraneous at taching means. This will hold the jewelry carrying member secured to the receptacle until such time that it is desired to remove it therefrom, which can be done by merely lifting the jewelry carrying member upwardly away from the hooking strip 22. The jewelry carrying member 28 will not become detached from the receptacle unless it is lifted by a manual exertion, and will not disengage from each other in any other manner. The jewelry carrying members may be repeatedly reapplied against the cooperating attaching strips 40 on the receptacle without losing their relative efficiency of attachment and/or detachment.

The jewelry carrying members 28 may be used to carry such jewelry items as pins, earrings, and the like, and a plurality of such jewelry items 46 are secured to an individual carrying member, as by securing a pin through the pin portion, or by whatever fastening element there may be on the jewelry item. The central body of the jewelry carrying member is flexible and the pin portion is put therethrough and secured to the back side. When the individual jewelry item 46 is mounted on the jewelry carrying member 28 it cannot be removed from the carrying member unless the fastening member of the jewelry item is disengaged from the carrying member. A plurality of such jewelry items are mounted on a jewelry carrying member so that the individual pieces of jewelry are not separable from the jewelry carrying member unless it is desired to remove one therefrom.

The jewelry carrying member shown in FIGS. 5-7 and generally designated by the numeral 48 is substantially like that previously described, except for the difference of the cooperative attaching strip. In lieu of the cooperative attaching strip 40 extending longitudinally on the back side of the jewelry. carrying member, as shown in FIGS. 14, a plurality of cooperative attaching strips 50 of the same material as the attaching strip 40 are secured to the back side of the carrying member 48. These short cooperative attaching strips 50 are adhesively secured or sewn to the jewelry carrying member and are spaced relative to each other. They are positioned preferably at the top and at the bottom of the carrying member. As shown in FIGS. 5-7, the cooperative attaching strips 50 may be in the form of a loop so that when they are attached to the hooking means 22 on the receptacle the body of the carrying member is spaced from the surface of the receptacle to compensate for the back side and the portion of the pins extending therethrough. W n V v V m The carrying member may also be provided with transverse slits 52 to accommodate a portion of the fastening member of the jewelry item which can be passed through the slit 52. If the fastening element of the jewelry item extends through on the back side of the carrying member there will be sufficient space provided by the looped member 50 between the carrying member and the hooking means to compensate for the extension of the fastening element.

FIGS. 8-9 show ajewelry carrying member 54 which is like the one described in FIGS. l-4. The carrying member 54 has been folded so that the beaded edges 56 are adjacent each other. Jewelry items such as rings 58 are then placed on the member 54 and will be thus supported on the carrying member against accidental dislodgement.

While different types of jewelry can be displayed in an individual packet, it is also possible to make thejewelry carrying members of such construction so that a complete packet carries only rings, or a complete packet may carry only pins, or a packet may carry a combination of different types ofjewelry herein illustrated and others not illustrated.

When not in use the receptacle or packet may be closed and/or rolled up, as shown in FIG. 10, by folding the end flaps l8 and the top and bottom flaps 20 inwardly to cover the jewelry and the carrying members. The entire unit may then be rolled up in the form of a roll and the elastic bands 60 which are secured to the receptacle are then placed around to hold same in a closed position. When it is desired to display the jewelry it may be opened as shown in FIG. 1 exposing the jewelry in the packet.

One particularly desirable feature of this invention is that when the jewelry items are exposed, as shown in FIG. 1, any one or more of the jewelry carrying members may be detachably removed from the packet by lifting it up and all of the jewelry items secured to each carrying member will be lifted with the carrying member as a unit. The jewelry item on the carrying member may be examined at close range while being held intact with the remaining jewelry items on the particular carrying member. There is thus very little possibility of any particular jewelry item being removed from the carrying member without being detected. Any void or empty space on a carrying member can be readily detected, therefore, the possibility of theft and/or loss is reduced to an absolute minimum with this invention.

Providing the jewelry carrying member with a central flexible channel or trough between spaced beaded sides serves to delineate the central portion to which the jewelry items are secured, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5 and also serves to protect the jewelry items therein secured. The flaps 18 and 20 form a protective covering over the jewelry items when folded inwardly, particularly when the receptacle is rolled up as in FIG. 10. The flaps will also serve to cover the jewelry items when the packet is unrolled for display purposes. The flexible nature of the jewelry carrying members with the beaded sides also permits the carrying members to be folded, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, to readily and firmly retain rings or the like.

While this invention has particular applicability for jewelry items which are relatively expensive, it will be understood that it can be used with equal facility in connection with other products, and the term a receptacle for jewelry or jewelry carrying member is not to be restrictive but to embrace other products which may be thus supported.

Iclaim:

l. A receptacle for carrying and displaying jewelry and the like, said receptacle having a flexible member capable of being rolled up, hooking means carried by said flexible member, said hooking means being flexible, a flexible jewelry carrying member having cooperating attaching means for detachably securing said carrying member to said hooking means to attach said jewelry carrying member to said flexible member by pressing said cooperating attaching means against said hooking means, said jewelry carrying member having a length and width less than said flexible receptacle, said flexible receptacle completely encompassing'said jewelry carrying member therewithin when said flexible receptacle is rolled up.

2. A structure as set forth in claim 1 in which there are a plurality of hooking means spacedly secured to the flexible member which forms the carrying case and there are a plurality of jewelry carrying members attachable to said hooking means.

3. A structure as set forth in claim 1 in which the flexible member is the carrying case and in which the hooking means comprise strips spacedly secured to said flexible member, with said strips arranged in a parallel relation and in which the jewelry carrying member has a strip having on the rear surface cooperating attaching means which when positioned against the hooking means and pressed thereagainst will secure said cooperative attaching strip to said hooking means to support the jewelry carrying member in a display condition on said flexible member.

4. A structure as set forth in claim 1 in which the jewelry carrying member has a central portion and spaced beaded sides forming a trough-like structure, and wherein the jewelry items are secured to the central portion.

5. A structure as set forth in claim 1 in which the jewelry carrying member is a flexible member having spaced beaded sides and a central body, and in which the member may be folded with the beaded sides adjacent each other to permit a ring or the like to be slipped thereon and be retained thereon when in folded position.

6. A structure as set forth in claim 1 in which the hooking means and the cooperating attaching means is a commercial product identified by the trademark Velcro.

7. A structure as set forth in claim 2 in which certain of the jewelry carrying members have slits.

8. A structure as set forth in claim 1 in which the cooperating attaching means extend longitudinally of the jewelry carrying member.

9. A structure as set forth in claim 1 in which the cooperating attaching means are spaced and extend transversely of the jewelry carrying member.

10. A receptacle for carrying and displaying jewelry and the like comprising, a flexible member capable of being rolled up, hooking means carried by said flexible member, a flexible jewelry carrying member having cooperating attaching means for detachably securing same to said hooking means to attach said jewelry carrying member to said flexible member, said jewelry carrying member having spaced beaded sides and a central body and in which said jewelry carrying member may be folded with the beaded sides adjacent each other to permit a ring or the like to be slipped thereon and be retained thereon when in folded position. 

